Skimming•1
Whoarethemaincharactersofthestory
Whatdotheydo
Whatkindofarticleisthispassage
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Astory
ThinkingWhatmakesupagoodstory
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Readpara1&2andfindout•1
What’stheproblemwiththeboy
HowdidDavidfeelwhenhefirstmettheauthor
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Hewalkedenergetically
Helookedalittlenervous
Hefeltrelaxed
WhichwaydidIthinkthatcouldhelphimattheverybeginning
•Tolistenopenlyandsympathetically
WhatdidIsuggestdoingthen
DidDavidlikedoingthat
Howdidhebehave
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Davidoftenpracticedplayingchess
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Whydoyouthinkt